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Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014

Filed:

May. 10, 2010
Applicants:

Hyun Kyung Shin, Seoul, KR;

Bong Won Lee, Seoul, KR;

Inventors:

Hyun Kyung Shin, Seoul, KR;

Bong Won Lee, Seoul, KR;

Assignee:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed is a portable terminal operation method and a portable terminal supporting the same that enable rapid and convenient operation of a user function in relation to a particular item on a touch screen. The method includes: outputting an area in which one or more scrollable items are arranged; appointing a particular item when a first touch event occurs, determining if a second touch event occurs on the appointed item within a range in which item scrolling does not occur; and changing at least one of a part of a color, and a shape of an image, corresponding to the appointed particular item according to the occurrence of the second touch event.


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